Zhao Fangjing, lead singer of "Mangzhong": An interesting life will not be defined by labels

"As soon as I think of you and me ------------ I hate don't dream for a long time — " Traditional folk music is integrated with popular electronic music, and the gentle female voice real and false tones are switched freely, and the song "Mangsang" once released, became popular in the summer of 2019, and once occupied the first place in the major music charts. As the song became popular throughout the streets, singer Zhao Fangjing also entered the public's attention.

In the following time, "Mangzhong" won many awards such as the "Most Popular Chinese Wind Single Award" at the 2019 Annual Ceremony, the "Top Ten Golden Melodies" Award at the 27th Oriental Wind and Cloud Chart Music Festival, and the singer of the song, Zhao Fangjing, has gradually become the best among young musicians.

However, when everyone thought that Zhao Fangjing would break into the music scene, she was studying Nutrition and Food Hygiene, preparing to return to her alma mater, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

There is a sentence that Zhao Fangjing often hangs on her lips: "An interesting life will not be defined by labels." ”

Born in 1997, Zhao Fangjing grew up in Nanning, Guangxi Province, and attended Nanning No. 2 Middle School, a key middle school. Despite the academic pressure, she has never let go of her love for music since she was a child.

On the campus of Nanning No. 2 Middle School, whether on the path from the teaching building to the canteen or on the stairs of the dormitory building, Zhao Fangjing can always be heard humming while walking. Some classmates saw that she often sang alone and jokingly said to her: "Your five-tone voice is incomplete, or don't sing." But negative feedback was often taken as a side note by her.

Half a day off every week when she comes home, she covers herself to internet songs. "It's very interesting to be able to do things that no one has tried, although there are some negative voices, but the Internet can actually gain a group of listeners, and I feel very happy."

She spends her free time on music. She gave herself a screen name , "Mirror the Demon", and updated the cover music and uploaded dubbing works on the Internet, which became the first step for her to realize her musical dream. It was also at that time that she was "ghostly", "cheerful" and "creative", and for the first time, she won the support of thousands of "fans". For the first time, I experienced the feeling of being surrounded by people and speeding forward.

But the embellishment of flowers and applause cannot hide the thorns on the road to chasing dreams. Every year, zhao Fangjing participates in the top ten singers on campus held by the university, and Zhao Fangjing is a "running companion" runner. Once, on the stage of fighting for the last final ticket, the girl who PK with her got warm applause from everyone, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she was "booed" by the students in the audience. Although she felt a little sad in her heart, she had to seize every opportunity to show herself. "The big deal is to be laughed at by everyone, and it doesn't matter how bad the scene is."

It is that Zhao Fangjing, who has not been a top ten singer and is sometimes denied, "suddenly" caught fire in 2019.

"You're on fire! The video of "Mangzhong" has exceeded one million likes on Douyin! Suddenly, one day, Zhao Fangjing's mobile phone, who was still preparing for the graduate school in the study room, was "bombed" by friends. She was stunned.

At noon not long ago, while the roommates were going out to eat, Zhao Fangjing finished recording "Mangsang" in the bedroom. Without a professional recording environment, she used rudimentary equipment, recorded over and over again, and discussed with the producers remotely.

Zhao Fangjing couldn't imagine that "Mangzhong" was all over the country. Next, there will be countless short video creators, using the songs she sings as background music, there are many Internet celebrities choreographing for it, and "Mangzhong" will also appear on the big stage, and be sung by many stars at the large galas of TV stations and network television.

Along with this, there is also more and more attention from the outside world to Zhao Fangjing herself. When the all-grade assembly is held, there will be classmates who will shoot her with their mobile phones. "At that time, the whole person was blinded, but the heart was still quite calm. But I also started thinking about following up on more work on music. ”

"The producer also advised me to take this opportunity to create more music." This is a difficult choice for Zhao Fangjing, who is preparing for the graduate school. But a sentence once said by her high school political teacher also made her constantly ask herself in her heart: People can't do two things at the same time. After thinking about it for a while, she decided to seize the opportunity to experience a different life. She suspended her studies and came to Chengdu to move in the direction of life she had never thought about.

She moves back and forth in the ocean of music. In addition to chinese style music, she also experimented with electronic rock music. "In the process of trying, the knowledge of yourself increased, and the little skills that felt wonderful increased, which was really interesting." During this time, she learned dance, photography and videography, and also learned to make handmade hairpins, embroidery, etc., constantly expanding her interests and hobbies, and constantly enriching herself.

However, since last year, the world has faced the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, which has made Zhao Fangjing, who is a medical professional, think a lot. She is increasingly aware of the importance of medicine to society, which is an important reason for her return to school. "I'm not going to give up on medicine. I hope to produce some results in the laboratory, in the clinic. She regards her own efforts to heal more people, and even contribute to the medicine of all mankind, as the best way to realize the value of life.

But she also doesn't let go of the music completely. "Medicine heals people's bodies, and music heals people's hearts." One of her favorite phrases is that "an interesting life is not defined by labels." On the web, she has a lot of hashtags. "Beautiful Girl of National Style", "Musician Shaking Her Head", "Labor Model Learning Bully Jing"... But this series of labels cannot fully define her.

"I'm ready for music, school and life. Find the right direction of effort, but also be prepared to fail. While studying her medical expertise, she is also trying to blend rock's voice and opera with a musician, presenting more diverse and creative musical works.

But her future focus will be on academic and medical research. In Zhao Fangjing's view, music is her own pursuit, and she wants to make interest support her to become an interesting soul. "A career in music will definitely be the spice of my medical career." Life, never defined by her as a look, is not "kidnapped" by external labels and existing achievements, and her life will open a new chapter.

Huazhong University of Science and Technology Li Danqi Source: China Youth Daily

Source: China Youth Daily